Manchester City fan cries in court after he 'went too far' at Liverpool away game

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A Manchester City fan who chanted slurs during a game at Anfield has been banned from football matches. Kian Holt, 19, was in the away section of Anfield Road with other Manchester City fans when a steward saw him banging on a metal wall and shouting tragedy chants towards Liverpool fans, a court heard.

The incident happened during Liverpool's Premier League fixture at Anfield on December 1, 2024. On Wednesday (January 8), South Sefton Magistrates' Court heard how the steward reported the 19-year-old to police following the incident.

Holt was later arrested on suspicion of tragedy chanting. Ed Hanley, prosecuting, said when he was confronted by police he told the officer: "I don't even know what that means", reports the Echo.

Mr Hanley continued: "In his interview, he accepted he shouted it out of anger as Manchester City were losing at half time." Holt, wearing a grey suit and blue shoes, pleaded guilty to using threatening/abusive words/behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.